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According to ESPN, Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend, trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday.  DeVaux and owners decided to skip the Preakness and set their sights on the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. DeVaux, the first woman to train a Derby winner, is from Saratoga Springs, which is hosting the Belmont for a third and final time this year.

Trinity (5A), Peters Township (5A) and Chartiers-Houston (2A) all entered Tuesday with baseball playoffs still alive. But each met disappointment at the end of the day, Peters Township having won but not getting the help they needed from Chartiers Valley against Upper St. Clair. Trinity lost at Moon and Chartiers-Houston lost a three-run lead in the sixth, then saw Frazier win at Beth-Center to take the final 2A bid. The two-county area is sending 10 baseball teams to the playoffs, with another 12 heading to the softball tournaments. Softball brackets are coming out Thursday afternoon with the baseball tournaments being seeded Friday. Here’s the Tuesday baseball scoreboard and the final playoff status for all 19 schools in the two-county area.

Baseball, Tuesday, May 5
5A Peters Township > South Fayette, 5-4
5A Moon Area > Trinity, 7-3 Watch/Listen Here 
4A Laurel Highlands > Ringgold, 10-0
3A Seton-LaSalle > McGuffey, 8-0
3A Charleroi > Waynesburg, 11-10
3A Keystone Oaks > Wash High, 7-4
2A California > Chartiers-Houston, 9-7 Watch/Listen Here 
2A Frazier > Beth-Center, 8-4
2A Burgettstown > Fort Cherry, 5-2
1A Carmichaels > West Greene, 11-1
1A Jeannette > Jeff-Morgan, 6-5 (8 inn.)
1A Greensburg Central Catholic > Mapletown, 16-1 (4 inn.)

Baseball playoff picture:
Section champions: Canon-McMillan, Fort Cherry
Clinched: Avella, Burgettstown, California, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Jeff-Morgan, Ringgold, Waynesburg
Eliminated: Bentworth (2A), Beth-Center (2A), Chartiers-Houston (2A), Mapletown (1A), McGuffey (3A), Peters Townshp (5A), Trinity (5A), Wash High (3A), West Greene (1A)

Softball playoff picture:
Section champions: Bentworth, Carmichaels, Chartiers-Houston
Clinched: Beth-Center, Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan, Charleroi, Jeff-Morgan, McGuffey, Trinity, Wash High, West Greene
Eliminated: Avella (1A), California (2A), Fort Cherry (2A), Mapletown (1A), Peters Township 5A), Ringgold (4A), Waynesburg (2A)

PHOENIX (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez gave up just two hits over seven strong innings, Geraldo Perdomo added a two-run double and the Arizona Diamondbacks cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0. The D-backs used a five-run sixth inning to take a 7-0 lead. Gabriel Moreno hit an RBI double down the right-field foul line, Perdomo added his two-run double, Ketel Marte hit an RBI groundout and Corbin Carroll brought home the final run on a sacrifice fly. Rodriguez didn’t give up a hit until the fifth inning when Jared Triolo lined a two-out single to left. The veteran left hander struck out seven and walked three.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bob Skinner, a three-time World Series champion and All-Star, has died at 94. The Pittsburgh Pirates said Tuesday they were informed of Skinner’s death from his wife, Joan. He died in San Diego. A cause was not provided. Skinner began his career in Pittsburgh and helped the Pirates stun the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series. He was also a part of the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals team that won the World Series. Skinner returned to Pittsburgh in 1979 as the club’s hitting coach, winning a third ring as part of the “We Are Family” Pirates that beat Baltimore in the 1979 World Series.

The NFL and its officials are moving closer toward a new agreement that avoids a work stoppage. After a lengthy stalemate, negotiations have reached a point where the NFL Referees Association is planning to have a ratification vote this week, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conversations are private. ESPN first reported the development. Last month, the league began the onboarding process for replacement officials because negotiations weren’t progressing. The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association is set to expire on May 31. The league and the union have been negotiating a new CBA since the summer of 2024.